Visible-index-card filing device



Dec. 31, 1929. c. w. LAND VISIBLE INDEX CARD FILING DEVICE Filed June 25, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet gw 4i Img.

Dec. 3l, 1929. C, W- LAND 1,741,467

VISIBLE INDEX CARD FILING DEVICE Filed June 26, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 f@ 'i2 n f1 5137920 a f/f D and forwardly overlapped formation so that Figure l is a 'front view of a supplemental Patented Dec. 31, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE cHARLns WILLIAM Lann, or BRIGHTON, vIoToRIa, AUSTRALIA vIsInIin--INnnxcann FILING DEVICE Application filed June 2.6, 1928, Serial No. 288,406, and in Australia July 5, 19,27. This invention relates to visible index card ingany signal tahs which may be used in tiling` devices embodying card holders which conjunction with the main holder. are adapted to he hingedly retained In draw- Referring to the drawings which form part ers or trays and normally to lie in upwardly of this specification zindicia ot' the cards are visible when the card holder in accordance with a. preferred drawer is opened, the hingealole retaining embodiment ot the invention, applied to a means permitting' the holders to he swung upma-in holder.

wardly and rearwardly when so desired. Figur-e 2 is a vertical section, on an enln existing. devices ofthe kind indicated larged scale, of the parts shown in Figure l, C

the cards are retained directly to the holders the thicknesses of the parts being exaggernsually hy having their upper corner porated for convenience ot illustration. tions inserted into diagonal slits formed in Figure 3 isa front view of a supplemental the holder, and their lower edge portions card holder, according to a modification, ap-

entered into folded or Ll shaped strips ot' plied to a main holder. '0f

celluloid or like transparent material which Figure 4 is a front view of a supplemental are secured to the lower edges of the holdersl-r Card holder according to another modifica- A disadvantage of such existing devices tion. is the inconvenience ot inserting and remov- Figures 5 and 6 are front views oil' a main ing the cards, especially it corners of the holder and a supplemental holder according cards require to he inserted in and removed to other modifications of the invention. from diagonal slits in the holder. Furtherln accordance with this invention I emmore, repeated insertion and removal of the ploy a. supplemental card holder 2. which is Cards is likely to cause their corners to heprovided at its bottom with an upturned come creased or dogfearedn index portion 3 which is folded upwardly in Another objection which is experienced in iront of the supplemental holder so as to acexisting devices wherein the transparent Commodate the lower edge portion of a card strip at the lower edge of a card is utilized 4. On the front tace of this upturned portion to accommodate signal tahs, is that, in the 3 ot the supplemental holder the name of the event of a card being removed from its holdperson or firm to which the particular card m er, as is 'frequently necessary, for instance relates, or any other desired indicia, may he when the card is to he inserted in a typeinscribed so that it is visible through the writing or a taloulating; machine, the signal iront of a transparent folded strip 6 at the tah is likely to he inadvertently displaced lower edge ot' a main holder 7. The strip 6 either entirely from its holder or from the provides a pocket in which the lower portion S5 correct transverse position thereon. of the supplemental card holder 2 is detach- The present invention aims to overcome the ably accommodated.

ahove objections hy facilitating the insertion T he main holders 7 may he of any known and removal of cards, and generally to inor suitable -lorm and may have secured therecrease the etliciency of such devices. To this to a flap 5 provided with sidewise projecting end l provide for each holder, hereinafter ears 5a' adapted to enter grooves extending referred to as a main o-r rear holder, a. suplongitudinally within the side walls of a plemental holder, and a retaining element drawer according to known practice. The tor retaining said supplemental holder to main holder may he creased adjacent its the mainV holder and for retaining a card or upper edge, as indicated hy broken lines 5b cards to said supplemental holder, the arin Figures l, 3, 5 and 6, so as to form a hinge rangement being such -that cards may he about whi h the holder may be swung in rela.- speedily and easily inserted into and removed tion to its retaining flap 5.

from said supplemental holder without dam.- The upper corners of the supplemental age or weer tothe cards and without displacf, holder 2 may be inserted within the usual diagonal slits 7' of the main or rear holder 7, as seen in Figures l, 3 and 6, which slits usually accommodate the upper corners of the cards.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the top portion of a card 4 and also the top intermediate portion of a supplemental holder 2 are removably held in position by a retainer which, as seen in Figure 1, is in the form of a button or tab 9 of celluloid or like transparent material which may be fastened by staples 11 to the upper part of the front of the main holdei` 7. The retainer 9 is adapted to overlap the adjacent portions of the card 4 and the supplemental holder 2, as seen in Figures 1 and 2, to thereby securely but removably retain such members flat and in proper position on the main holder 7. An open mouthed slot 12 is preferably provided in the supplemental holder 2 adjacent the retain-er 9 to enable the top edge of the holder 2 to extend upwardly beyond the staples 11.

If desired, however, a separate retainer 9,

- f Celluloid or the like, may be fastened by staples 1.1"L to the supplemental holder 2', and a slit 14 provided in the main holder 7 to accommodate the tongue formed by an upper end of said retainer, the lower edge being utilized to retain the card 4 as seen in Figure 3. Or if desired, the locations of the retainer 9a and the slit 14 in relation to the supplemental holder 2 and the main holder 7 may be reversed.

Alternatively, the upper corners of the card 4 projecting above the upper edge of a supplemental holder 2 may be retained Within the diagonal slits 7u of the main or rear holder 7 in the usual manner, in which case, additional diagonal slits (not shown) may be formed in lower positions on the main holder 7 in order to receive the upper corners of the reduced supplemental card holder.

In a further embodiment of the invention i as seen in Figure 4, the top of the card 4 may be retained in position by one or more integral tongues 16 cut from the upper part of the supplemental holder 2 and adapted to overlap the upper part of the card.

According to another modification illustrated in Figure 5, the retainer may take the form of an elongated strip 9b of Celluloid or other suitable material which may be stapled l as at 1lb to the upper portion of the main holder 7 beneath the hinging crease or fold b thereof. A supplemental holder 2' is retained to the main holder 7 by the upper edge portion of the holder 2 being inserted between said strip 9 and the holder 7. The upper edge portion of a card 4 may also be entered between the strip 9b and the holder 7 if desired, but the card may be retained in position by being overlapped by a nose or project- A ing portion 9c of said strip, this nose 9C facilitating the application of the supplemental holder to the main holder, and the card 4 to the supplemental holder.

According to a further modiication, an elongated strip 9b of Celluloid or other suitable material may be stapled as at 1lc (Figure 6) to the upper edge of a supplementary holder 2. 1n this instance, the upper corners of the holder 2 may be inserted in the usual diagonal slits 7ZL in the main or rear holder 7 and the strip 9b may have two noses or portions, one projecting upwardly, 9C and the other downwardly, 9d. The upwardly projecting nose 9c is inserted in a slit 7b in the rear holder 7, whilst the downwardly projecting nose 9d facilitates the insertion of a card 4 into the supplemental holder 2.

Vith any of the foregoing arrangements a colored or other suitable signal tab 17, shown in Figure 3, may be readily lit-ted in the desired position between the front of the upturned portion 3 of the supplemental card holder 2 and the transparent strip 6 at the lower edge of the rear holder 7, so that the tab 17 does not come into contact with the card. The result is that the signal tab is securely but removably held in place and is in no way affected by the removal and replacement of t-he card. The liability of inadvertently displacing the signal tab, as previously mentioned, is thus overcome in a simple and effective manner.

Where the holders 7 are provided with corner pockets, it will be evident that the corner portions of the supplemental holders 2 etc. may be inserted therein, and suitable signal tabs may be placed over the upturned indexbearing portions 3 of the supplemental holders.

The aforesaid upturned lower portion 3 of each supplemental card holder 2 etc. may be provided with an aperture 18 (asin Figure 4) immediately behind which the face of the holder 2 may be colored or otherwise treated as at 19 in order to render it prominently visible. This colored or like portion is normally obscured by the card 4 which shows through said aperture 18 when the card is in position. When, however, the card is removed from the supplemental holder, the colored or like portion 19 of the latter is seen throrgh the aperture and forms a distinctly visib e indication that the card is missing from the holder.

In order to provide a visible index for the cards when the main holders 7 are swung upwardly and rearwardly within a drawer, each main holder may be shaped or cut away adjacent its lower edge to thereby leave a recess 7 C (Figures 1 and 2) which extends practically for the entire width of the holder. At the ends of this recess the holder may have nose portions 8 through which staples 10 orthe like are passed for fastening the transparent strip 6 to the holder. The presence of this recess 7"3 enables the strip to be made a very close lit upon the corner portions of the hold- CTI cr without impeding insertion and withdrawal of the supplemental holder 2. It will also be evident that the back face of the lower folded portion 3 of a supplemental holder may be readily viewed through said gap 7 and the transparent strip G when the holder 7 is swung rearwardly.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is zl. In a visible index card-tiling device, the combination of a main holder adapted for retention within a filing drawer and provided at its lower edge with a pocket, a supplemental card holder adapted at its lower edge to be entered into said pocket of the main holder, and means for detachably retaining said supplemental holder at its upper edge to said main holder and for detachably retaining a card at its upper edge to said supplemental holder.

2. In a visible index card-iiling device, the combination of a main holder adapted for retention within a filing drawer and provided at its lower edge with a substantially U-shaped transparent strip, a supplemental card holder having a lower edge index-bearing portion adapted to be inserted within said U-shaped strip, and a retainer adapted to retain said supplemental holder at its upper edge to said main holder and to overlap and retain a card at its upper edge to said supplemental holder.

8. In a visible index card-tiling device, the

. combination of a main holder adapted for retention within a iiling drawer and provided at its lower edge with a transversely extending strip of transparent material forming a pocket, a supplemental card holder having at its lower edge a turned-back portion and adapted to be inserted within said pocket, said turned-back portion serving to accommodate the lower edge portion of a card,

and means for detachably retaining said suppleinental holder and said card to said main holder.

e. In a visible index card-ling device, the combination of main holder adapted for retention within a filing drawer and provided at its lower edge with a pocket, a supplemental card holder provided at its lower edge with a turned-back portion and adapted to be inserted within said pocket, said turnedbaclr portion serving to accommodate the t lower edge portion of a card, and a retainer cooperating with the upper edge of said supplemental holder for retaining the latter to said main holder and for overlapping and holding the upper edge of a card in said supplemental holder.

5. In a visible index card filing device, the combination of a main holder adapted for retention in a filing drawer, a transparent pocket at the lower edge of said holder, a supplemental. card holder having its lower edge portion turned back upon itself and adapted for insertion within said pocket, and a retainer secured to said main holder and adapted to overlap the upper edges of said supplemental holder and a card thereon.

6. In a visible index card tiling device, the combination of a main holder adapted for retention in a tiling drawer, a transparent strip secured to the lower edge of said holder so as to provide a pocket, a supplemental card holder provided at its lower edge with a turnedbaclr portion and adapted for insertion within said pocket, said turned-back portion serving to accommodate the lower edge of a card, and a retainer cooperating with said supplemental holder and adapt-ed to retain the latter and a. card thereon to said main holder.

7. In a visible index card filing device, the combination of a main holder with means for retaining it within a filing drawer, said holder being provided at its lower edge with a pocket, a supplemental card holder provided at its lower edge with al transversely extending turned-back flap and adapted to be inserted within said pocket, and a retainer adapted to overlap and detachably retain the upper part of said supplemental holder and the upper part of a card thereon, to said main holder.

8. In a visible index card filing device, the combination of a main holder with means for retaining it in a tiling drawer so that it may be swung upwardly and rearwardly about a transverse axis adjacent its upper edge, said holder being provided in its lower edge with a transversely elongated recess formed by a substantially U-shaped strip of transparent material attached to the lower edge of said main holder, a supplemental card holder adapted at its lower edge to be inserted within said transparent strip, and a retainer cooperating with the upper edge of said supplemental holder adapted to overlap and retain the latter and a card thereon to said main holder.

9. In a card filing device, the combination of a main holder with means for retaining it in a filing drawer so that it may be swung upwardly and rearwardly about a transverse axis adjacent its upper edge, said main holder being provided in its lower edge with a transversely elongated recess, formed by a substantially U-shaped strip of transparent material secured to the lower edge of said main holder, a supplemental card holder provided at its lower edge with a turned-back portion and adapted to be inserted in said transparent strip, and a retainer applied to said main holder and adapted to overlap the upper edge of saidn supplemental holder and the upper edge of a card thereon.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

C. W. LAND. 

